Russia volcanoes blow massive ash clouds miles high

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Smoke rises from the Shiveluch volcano, the larger of two eruptions on a far eastern Russian peninsula

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Lava poured down the Shiveluch slopes as ash clouds drifted over the Bering Sea

Nate Wright

Last updated at 2:52AM, October 29 2010

Two volcanoes erupted on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula yesterday,
diverting air traffic and sending massive clouds of ash into the air, with
some debris threatening air space as far away as Alaska.

Eurasia’s highest active volcano, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, and the Shiveluch
volcano 72km (45 miles) to the northeast, blew ash up to six miles into the
air over the remote peninsula, according to Russia’s Emergency Situation
Ministry.

Lava could be seen pouring down the slopes of Shiveluch, however nobody was
reported injured during either of the volcanic eruptions.